Henry thompson



(ModeL) I v H. THQMPSON- Milk Can.

No. 235,044. Patented Nov 30,1880.

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HENRY THOMPSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO HENRY KERN, OF SAME PLACE.

MILK-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,044, dated November 30, 1880. Application filed October 6,1880. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY THOMPSON, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Milk-Gan, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a ventilated can in which milk or other liquid may be filtered and from which it may be to drawn free from impurities.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same on line X X, Fig. 1. 5

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents the outer V vessel-which is preferably made of tin and of cylindrical form-provided with a faucet, a, near its bottom, and with dependent ears b b near its top.

B represents the inner vessel,of a somewhat conical shape, having an opening, 0, in its bottom, in or over which is fitted a filter, O, and provided with rigid ears (Z, that project upward from the inside of said vessel B, and afford means whereby said vessel B may be removed from the inclosing-vessel A. Said vessel 13 is fixed within the vessel A so that its rim f rests on the rim 9 of the latter, in

0 which a space, h, is left below this point of contact between the two vessels A B..

D represents the top of the can, consisting of the neck on, provided with openings 0 in its upper portion, and of a cap, a, which fits into 5 the top of the neck m, and is provided with corresponding openings 10. This top D is inserted within the top of the vessel B, so that when the parts A B D are together the device outwardly presents the appearance of an ordinary milk-can with holes around its top.

The cap a is inserted in the top of the neck on so that the openings 0 1) shall come opposite each other, as shown in Fig. 1, and thus permit a circulation of air within said can, and an escape of warm air, gases, or odors 5 from the contents thereof 5 or said cap a is inserted so that the openings 0 19 do not come opposite each other, in which case all air and dust are excluded from the interior of the said can, and can and contents are ready for trans- 5o portation.

E represents a filter that may be placed at any time within the neck m, and be secured there by any convenient device for preventing the ingress of dust, &c., to the contents of the can when the cap a is removed.

In using this can the milk or other liquid is introduced into the vessel B; thence it passes through the filter 0 into the vessel A, whence it is drawn oft" through the faucet a. In passing through the filterO the liquid should be freed from all suspended impurities and be delivered pure through the faucet c.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent The covered vessel B, tapering toward the lower end, adapted to be suspended in a vessel by the flange f, and provided with a top,

D, having apertured neck m, filters E O, and

a cap, a, with side holes corresponding with those in neck m, as shown and described.

HENRY THOMPSON.

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